Catholic World Report, Bradley J. Birzer: Natural law, common law, natural rights, and localism—all so dear to the Founding—existed in 1776, simply put, because of the Catholic Church. Article is here.
Category: News
Confession: Priests in Michigan Available in Public Park
CNA, Mary Rezak: Dog walkers, bike riders, joggers, and Catholics priests hearing confession – most of these things you can find in any given park on any given summer day. But one of these things is not like the others. … Continue reading
Catholic Priest of the Anglican Ordinariate Brought 54 Converts With Him
California Catholic Daily: Father Andrew Bartus is a member of the expanding ordinariate of pastors in Southern California and Orange County. But there is nothing ordinary about the 36-year-old priest. He is married, has four children and a day job … Continue reading
Polish Worker Fired for Objecting to Homosexual Agenda Pushed by Company on Employees
CNA: An Ikea worker in Poland has filed a lawsuit after being fired last week for posting Bible verses opposing homosexual behavior on the company’s intranet. Report is here.
Seminarian’s Heroism Help Save All But Himself in Bus Crash
More information is coming out about Jason Marshall, a late vocation. One fellow seminarian noted that he was first in the chapel in the morning and last to leave. CNA, Mary Farrow: After a bus crashed on its way back … Continue reading
‘We Cannot Give Out That Information, It’s Proprietary’
That’s what I was told by a representative of Ken’s Foods after having inquired as to the ingredients they use in their natural flavors for their salad dressing. When you check out information about natural flavoring you find out its … Continue reading
Corpus Christi Procession Videos From Days When There Was Faith
New Liturgical Movement, Gregory Dipippo: Every year around the feast of Corpus Christi, videos of this sort pop up on Facebook and elsewhere; here are a few of the more interesting ones I have spotted recently, starting with some footage … Continue reading
Inspiring! Basketball Record-Breaker Now 28 Years Cloistered Poor Clare Nun
Denver Catholic, Mary Beth Bonacci: I saw my friend Shelly the other day, for the first time in 28 years. Back in the day, she was Shelly Pennefather, basketball phenomenon. She led Denver’s Bishop Machebeuf High School’s women’s basketball team … Continue reading
‘Scandals’ Didn’t Stop This Protestant Couple from Embracing Catholicism
CNA, Jenny Uebbing: “When you work in the church as I did [Allison DeVine], in various Christian denominations all my life, you already know about everything that goes on behind closed doors,” she said. “Nothing shocked us. The difference is, … Continue reading
France: Vincent Lambert’s Parents Lose Appeal to Give Him Food and Water
CNA: The highest civil court in France has ordered that food and water may be removed from a severely disabled man, who has been artificially fed and hydrated in a hospital in the country for over 10 years. Report is … Continue reading
Church in China: Confusion and More Confusion
Catholic Culture: The Vatican guidelines, made public January 28, observe that although government policies vary in different Chinese jurisdiction, registration “requires, almost invariably, the signing of a document in which, notwithstanding the commitment assumed by the Chinese authorities to respect … Continue reading
The Miracle at St. Joseph’s Cafe
TFP Joseph Ferrara : I am a volunteer for the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP), I have been privileged to hear testimonies of many miraculous interventions of grace in the lives of countless souls. One … Continue reading
The Dismal Condition of the Church in Italy
The Remnant, Hilary White: I suppose most of the Remnant’s audience will not be under any illusions about the health of the Church in “traditionally Catholic” Italy. But I wonder if people know in detail how bad it really is. … Continue reading
Jim Caviezel Asks Pope to Define Mary Mediatrix of All Graces
Aleteia, J.P. Mauro: Jim Caviezel recently awed us with what may be the greatest Catholic address of the 21st century. The impassioned speech to FOCUS’ leadership summit came after the famed star of The Passion of the Christ took on the role of St. … Continue reading
RIP Phil Crotty ‘Mr. Catholic Boston’
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: My friend Jim dropped by on a Sunday afternoon to let me know that Phil Crotty had died. We spent a few minutes swapping stories about Phil—who was a memorable man—and I found myself wondering why, … Continue reading
